Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-09
Con. Anderson win entertain Sir Edward

Gen. Anderson will entertain Sir Edward
Thornton at dinner at his home in Rich
mond to morrow evening. Elk Representa-
tive Barbour, of the Alexandria district, has
been invited to be one of the guests. and has
accepted In short talk with MIR. Bar
bour this morning. with reference to two
published interviews with bin, one in the
New York Sun and one in the New York
Graphic. that 10 ihe former representing
him as decidedly opposed to, and that in
the latter as decidedly IN favor of. the policy
OF the present administration, he told the
GAZETTE's correspondent that he had not
been interviewed at ell during his recent
trip to New York, and that the only thing
he remembered saying about politics when
there, was that he believed there was O bet
ter feeling towards the admi uistration
among the Virginia democrats now than
there had been, and hat the Virginia DEM
ocraey would support the nominee Of the
next unionni democratic convention, no
matter whom that nominee may be. When
asked if he had accepted The vice presidency
of the Virginia Midland Railroad, to wblch
he was elected ~ the meeting in New ork
last Friday, h,, replied that he had, and That
his duties would 10 confined 10 such extern
sions and developments OF the road as
might be deemed advisable.
A prominent and wealthy resident oil ms
CITY. 8 native CT Alexandria. says the talk
about tic remuneration OF Alexandra 10
the District OF Columbia. seems TO tie NOT
TEMPEST in d teapot, but 81 tempest In the
| National Republican He says the wash
ilptonians dom; care whether Alexandria
be reauuexed or not, and That il any body
desires to invest money III Alexandria, the
e ui,niu Will
hinde. :hem from gratifying that desire.
The members ofthe q. 5. Supreme Court
consumed So much time last Saturday In
the consideration Of one case that they had
none for any other. Consequently they
rendered no decision to-day, but it is un.
derstood they will render quite number
next Monday.
Inquiry at the War Department shows
! that the questions reported TO have been put
by the department to the Pennsylvania
State officers regarding the strength, equip
ment AID mobility of the militia had no ref
erence whatever to the fisheries controversy,
but were intended to secure the information
transmitted TO Congress at every session
touching the strength of the militia. SINH
lar inquiries have been put to all the State
governments.
4 we'll known lawyer Of this city who re-
sides in Alexandria county says there 10 O
great boom in property in that county, ana
| that land there now is worth almost TWICE
| as much as it was short time ago. He says
with bridge across the river at Arlington,
so as to afford easy and quick communlca.
ton with that county, ancient Cooney would
hardly know herself in 4 wyears, and that
the country between Alexandria and Wash
| ipgton would be 20 thickiy settled in a short
| time that horse railroad would be running
between the two cities.
One of the most influential members OF The
House and some other prominent democrat
| ic politicians, while at The Capitol this
morning, had talk about the appended
civil service rules They were OF the unani-
nous opinion that those rules, whether so in
tended or not, would only apply to the few
democrats who had been appointed since
| the advent Of the democratic administration
and who had already passed examinations
The navy department has been informed
of the sudden death of Second Lieutenant
A. H. Clarke, Marine Corps, on board the
Iroouois at Panama, on Saturday last.
Large crowds are expected here at the unvcl-
| ing of the Garfield statue and at the national
| drill and the hotels are busy i'll making prcpara-
! tions TO accommodate them. III this connection It
| is mentioned that Mr.. Robbins. of the propre-
| tors of the metropolitan Hotel, an old gentleman
| is now IN such bad health that his friends thihk
| he will never get well.
Prof. McGee, of the Geological Survey says the
| recent seismic manifestations i'll Arizona may
probably extend to more eastern portions OF the
| country. In n recent lecture the Professor said
| that sooner or later the Washington monument
and every house ON Broadway, New York, would
| be Frustrated by earthquakes.